concertant
French, adjective/kɔ̃.sɛʁ.tɑ̃/
concertant is spelled C-O-N-C-E-R-T-A-N-T (10 letters) and appears about once in every 13 million words in written French, the 118,416th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Concertant is a French adjective meaning “characteristic of a concerto” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a present participle of concerter. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui chante ou joue sa partie dans un concert”.
What does concertant mean in English?
adjective
- 1
characteristic of a concerto
verb
- 1
present participle of concerter
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui chante ou joue sa partie dans un concert. 2. Fait pour un concert.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of concertant
- concertante feminine
- concertants masculine plural
- concertantes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce concertant?
- /kɔ̃.sɛʁ.tɑ̃/
- \kɔ̃.sɛʁ.tɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is concertant in French?
concertant appears about once in every 13 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).